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this dose once a day and rub around the swelling with white 

 liniment once a day. This gradually cures if taken in time. 

 If the swelling is very large before starting to treat it, split 

 the lumps open with a sharp knife and squeeze the cheesy 

 matter out. Then fill the hole and rub the swelling with 

 white liniment ; continue this treatment until the turkey is 

 all right. Be careful not to let the liniment into the eye 

 while applying it to the head. 



2. Ducks. 



Ducks are not subject to the same number of diseases 

 as chickens, although they too have many. These, as a gen- 

 eral rule, may be traced to the same great cause, namely, 

 that of improper care and feeding. Provide plenty of water 

 in a swimming pond in addition to what we have outlined 

 for chickens and little trouble will be experienced. 



All diseases of ducks may be successfully treated as out- 

 lined for chickens when conditions are similar. 



Fig. 118. An Embden Goose. 



3. Geese. 



The causes, symptoms and treatment of diseases of 

 geese are similar to those of other poultry and may be 

 treated in the same manner, regulating the dose of medicine, 

 of course, to the size of the bird. 



